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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018010821 · 1/25/2018 · Elliot Producers Gin

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Elliot Producers Gin
Location
7619 FM 1763, HARROLD, TEXAS, 76364
NAICS
115111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee opened the door to a battery condenser and was attempting to push cotton through it when his left arm became caught and crushed in the feed works. The machine was operating at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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